EP0674128A2 - Backflow preventing valve for vehicle fuel tanks - Google Patents
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- EP0674128A2 EP0674128A2 EP95102631A EP95102631A EP0674128A2 EP 0674128 A2 EP0674128 A2 EP 0674128A2 EP 95102631 A EP95102631 A EP 95102631A EP 95102631 A EP95102631 A EP 95102631A EP 0674128 A2 EP0674128 A2 EP 0674128A2
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K15/00—Check valves
- F16K15/02—Check valves with guided rigid valve members
- F16K15/021—Check valves with guided rigid valve members the valve member being a movable body around which the medium flows when the valve is open
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
- B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
- B60K15/04—Tank inlets
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- the present invention relates to a non-return valve for a vehicle fuel tank which comprises a tubular valve body for fitting in the filler pipe of the tank and having an internal annular valve seat facing the tank, and an obturator of plastics material imprisoned in a portion of the tubular body between the seat and the end of the body nearer the tank so as to be freely slidable in the tubular body and capable of engaging the seat under the action of the fuel should this blow back up the filling pipe as a result of an excess of pressure in the tank.
- the obturator is constituted by a hollow ball made of plastics material contained in a cage.
- a first disadvantage is that the ball tends to crack and fill with fuel, becoming heavier to a point at which the force exerted by fuel blowing back from the tank cannot raise it high enough to engage the valve seat.
- the object of the invention is to provide a non-return valve of the type mentioned above which overcomes the two disadvantages described and is both easy to manufacture and cheaper than prior art valves.
- a non-return valve characterised in that the obturator is constituted by a bell-shaped element which is open towards the tank and has a skirt spaced radially from the surrounding wall of the tubular body to allow fuel to flow into the tank and having a sealing surface facing the seat and adapted to cooperate therewith.
- the obturator is fundamentally different from a ball obturator in that, as it is open at the bottom, it is unable to retain liquid fuel.
- a spurt of fuel reaches the obturator, this fuel floods the cavity in the obturator and exerts both a hydrostatic and a hydrodynamic upward thrust on it. This double thrust ensures that the valve closes effectively.
- the blow-back of fuel stops, the fuel flows back into the tank.
- a bell-shaped obturator according to the invention is suitable for moulding in two half-moulds or dies, the junction of which is not in correspondence with the sealing surface which cooperates with the valve seat. Any seam left by the junction between the two dies will be in a region of the obturator which has no sealing function.
- a fuel tank T for petrol, diesel or the like
- a filler pipe P closed by a cap C.
- a non-return valve V is fitted in the filler pipe P.
- L indicates the level of fuel in the tank T while S indicates the space above the level L.
- the non-return valve V is to prevent just such an occurrence by preventing the fuel from rising up the filler pipe P as a result of the high pressure in the space S but to allow the tank T to be filled in any case.
- a non-return valve comprises only two parts made of fuel-resistant plastics material, for example an acetal resin.
- One of these parts, indicated 10, is a tubular valve body which can be fitted in known manner into the filler pipe P of Figure 1.
- the obturator 12 is imprisoned in the tubular body 10 in a way which will be clarified below.
- the body 10 has an inner, essentially frusto-conical annular valve seat 14 (Figure 2) and is installed with the seat facing towards the tank.
- the obturator 12 which will now be described, is imprisoned in a portion of the tubular body 10 between the seat 14 and the end of the body 10 which, when this is fitted in the vehicle, is the lowermost and faces into the tank.
- the obturator 12 is constituted by a bell-shaped element opening towards the tank.
- the skirt of the bell-shaped element 12 is indicated 16 and the end wall is indicated 18.
- the outside of the skirt 16 has spacer ribs 20 which slidably engage the surrounding wall of the tubular body 10.
- the ribs 20 maintain the obturator 12 coaxially in, and spaced radially from the surrounding wall of the body 10 so as to allow fuel to flow into the tank during refuelling.
- the end wall 18 is, to advantage, ogival, as shown in the drawings.
- the periphery of the ogival wall 18 defines an annular sealing surface shaped to cooperate with the annular seat 14.
- the ribs 20 In order to hold the obturator 12 slidably imprisoned in the tubular body 10, the ribs 20 have projections 22 of substantially saw-tooth profile in longitudinal section. This profile is defined by a straight edge 22a and a ramp edge 22b.
- the straight edge 22a faces the open end of the skirt 16 and the height of the ramp edge 22b decreases from the end of the straight edge 22a towards the opposite end of the skirt 16.
- Apertures 24 are formed in the peripheral wall of the tubular body 10 and the projections 22 are permanently engaged therein.
- the tubular body 10 and the obturator 12 are permanently interconnected, owing to the fact that the straight edges 22a of the projections 22 prevent the obturator 12 from being extracted from the fixed body since, when the valve is open, the straight edges 22a bear against the corresponding lower edges of the apertures 24.
- a bell obturator like the one illustrated can be injection-moulded in two half-moulds or dies, the junction between which is remote from the sealing surface defined by the ogival portion 18.
- the join is in the position indicated by the line 26 of Figure 3, thus forming a harmless seam.
- this line 26 is in the portion immediately below the projections 22 of the ribs 20.
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a non-return valve for a vehicle fuel tank which comprises a tubular valve body for fitting in the filler pipe of the tank and having an internal annular valve seat facing the tank, and an obturator of plastics material imprisoned in a portion of the tubular body between the seat and the end of the body nearer the tank so as to be freely slidable in the tubular body and capable of engaging the seat under the action of the fuel should this blow back up the filling pipe as a result of an excess of pressure in the tank.
- In prior art non-return valves, the obturator is constituted by a hollow ball made of plastics material contained in a cage.
- This known design has two disadvantages.
- A first disadvantage is that the ball tends to crack and fill with fuel, becoming heavier to a point at which the force exerted by fuel blowing back from the tank cannot raise it high enough to engage the valve seat.
- Another disadvantage is that the hollow plastics balls are made by blow-moulding in a mould constituted by two halves which leave a seam around a meridian of the ball. When the seam engages the valve seat, the ball does not seal the valve satisfactorily. On the other hand, in a low-cost manufacturing process, it is not practical to eliminate this seam.
- The object of the invention is to provide a non-return valve of the type mentioned above which overcomes the two disadvantages described and is both easy to manufacture and cheaper than prior art valves.
- This object is achieved according to the present invention by means of a non-return valve characterised in that the obturator is constituted by a bell-shaped element which is open towards the tank and has a skirt spaced radially from the surrounding wall of the tubular body to allow fuel to flow into the tank and having a sealing surface facing the seat and adapted to cooperate therewith.
- In a valve according to the invention, the obturator is fundamentally different from a ball obturator in that, as it is open at the bottom, it is unable to retain liquid fuel. When a spurt of fuel reaches the obturator, this fuel floods the cavity in the obturator and exerts both a hydrostatic and a hydrodynamic upward thrust on it. This double thrust ensures that the valve closes effectively. When the blow-back of fuel stops, the fuel flows back into the tank.
- As will be better understood from the description with reference to the drawings, a bell-shaped obturator according to the invention is suitable for moulding in two half-moulds or dies, the junction of which is not in correspondence with the sealing surface which cooperates with the valve seat. Any seam left by the junction between the two dies will be in a region of the obturator which has no sealing function.
- Additional characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred but non-limitative embodiment, illustrated in the appended drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a partially sectioned elevation view of a fuel tank with a filling pipe incorporating a non-return valve;
- Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the non-return valve;
- Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of this valve, and
- Figure 4 is an enlarged cross section along the plane indicated IV-IV in Figure 2.
- With reference to Figure 1, a fuel tank T (for petrol, diesel or the like) has a filler pipe P closed by a cap C.
- A non-return valve V is fitted in the filler pipe P. L indicates the level of fuel in the tank T while S indicates the space above the level L.
- If the pressure in the space S rises above atmospheric pressure, for instance as a result of overheating due to the vehicle being stopped in the sun, this pressure tends to make the fuel rise up the pipe P. Should the cap C be removed under these conditions for refilling with fuel, in the absence of the non-return valve V, the fuel could overflow, even violently, from the mouth of the pipe P. The purpose of the non-return valve V is to prevent just such an occurrence by preventing the fuel from rising up the filler pipe P as a result of the high pressure in the space S but to allow the tank T to be filled in any case.
- With reference to Figures 2 to 4, a non-return valve according to the invention comprises only two parts made of fuel-resistant plastics material, for example an acetal resin. One of these parts, indicated 10, is a tubular valve body which can be fitted in known manner into the filler pipe P of Figure 1. The other part, indicated 12, is an obturator.
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obturator 12 is imprisoned in thetubular body 10 in a way which will be clarified below. - The
body 10 has an inner, essentially frusto-conical annular valve seat 14 (Figure 2) and is installed with the seat facing towards the tank. - The
obturator 12, which will now be described, is imprisoned in a portion of thetubular body 10 between theseat 14 and the end of thebody 10 which, when this is fitted in the vehicle, is the lowermost and faces into the tank. - As can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, the
obturator 12 is constituted by a bell-shaped element opening towards the tank. - The skirt of the bell-
shaped element 12 is indicated 16 and the end wall is indicated 18. - The outside of the
skirt 16 hasspacer ribs 20 which slidably engage the surrounding wall of thetubular body 10. Theribs 20 maintain theobturator 12 coaxially in, and spaced radially from the surrounding wall of thebody 10 so as to allow fuel to flow into the tank during refuelling. - In order to facilitate the flow of fuel into the tank, the
end wall 18 is, to advantage, ogival, as shown in the drawings. - The periphery of the
ogival wall 18 defines an annular sealing surface shaped to cooperate with theannular seat 14. - In order to hold the
obturator 12 slidably imprisoned in thetubular body 10, theribs 20 haveprojections 22 of substantially saw-tooth profile in longitudinal section. This profile is defined by astraight edge 22a and aramp edge 22b. - The
straight edge 22a faces the open end of theskirt 16 and the height of theramp edge 22b decreases from the end of thestraight edge 22a towards the opposite end of theskirt 16. -
Apertures 24 are formed in the peripheral wall of thetubular body 10 and theprojections 22 are permanently engaged therein. - As a result of this, no additional parts are needed to hold the obturator in the valve body whereas, in the prior art ball valves, a third, cage element was needed to hold the ball in the valve body.
- The two
parts obturator 12 into thebody 10 in the direction of the arrow A of Figure 2 until theramp edges 22b engage the open lower rim of thebody 10. At this point, thanks to the resilience of the material forming thebody 10, this rim expands in the direction of the arrows B of Figure 2 under the cam action of theinclined edges 22b until theprojections 22 snap-engage theapertures 24. - Once they are snap engaged, the
tubular body 10 and theobturator 12 are permanently interconnected, owing to the fact that thestraight edges 22a of theprojections 22 prevent theobturator 12 from being extracted from the fixed body since, when the valve is open, thestraight edges 22a bear against the corresponding lower edges of theapertures 24. - When the non-return valve is hit by fuel blowing back from the tank, the fuel floods into the
bell 12, urging it upwards with both hydrostatic and hydrodynamic thrust until it reaches the position, illustrated by the broken line in Figure 2, in which it closes the valve. - Once the blow-back ceases, the fuel flows out of the
bell 12 which returns to its position in which the valve is open, as shown by the unbroken line of Figure 2. - A bell obturator like the one illustrated can be injection-moulded in two half-moulds or dies, the junction between which is remote from the sealing surface defined by the
ogival portion 18. To advantage, the join is in the position indicated by theline 26 of Figure 3, thus forming a harmless seam. As can be seen, thisline 26 is in the portion immediately below theprojections 22 of theribs 20.
Claims (5)
- A non-return valve for a vehicle fuel tank, comprising a tubular valve body (10) for fitting in the filler pipe (P) of a tank (T) and having an internal annular valve seat (14) facing into the tank (T) and an obturator (12) of plastics material imprisoned in a portion of the tubular body (10) between the seat (14) and the end of the body (10) nearer the tank (T) so as to be freely slidable in the tubular body and capable of engaging the seat (14) under the action of the fuel when this rises up the filler pipe (P) as a result of an excess of pressure in the tank (T),characterised in that the obturator is constituted by a bell-shaped element (12) which is open towards the tank (T) and has a skirt (16) spaced radially from the surrounding wall of the tubular body (10) to allow fuel to flow into the tank (T) and having a sealing surface (18) facing the seat (14) and adapted to cooperate therewith.
- A non-return valve according to Claim 1, characterised in that the bell-shaped element (12) constituting the obturator has an ogival end wall (18) the periphery of which defines the said sealing surface.
- A non-return valve according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterised in that the skirt (16) of the bell-shaped element (12)has outer spacer ribs (20) which slidably engage the surrounding wall of the tubular body (10), apertures (24) being formed in this surrounding wall in correspondence with the ribs (20) and the ribs (20) having projections (22) which engage the apertures to prevent the bell-shaped element (12) from sliding out of the body (10).
- A non-return valve according to Claim 3, characterised in that the said projections (22) snap engage in the said apertures (24) as a result of resilient expansion of the tubular body (10).
- A non-return valve according to Claim 4, characterised in that the projections (22) are substantially saw-toothed in longitudinal profile, with a straight edge (22a) facing the open end of the skirt (16) and a ramp edge (22b) the height of which decreases from the top of the straight edge (22a) towards the opposite end of the skirt (16) so as to enable the bell-shaped obturator (12) to be snap engaged in the tubular body (10) by the forced fitting of the projections (22) through the open end of the skirt (16) into positions in which the projections (22) are in the respective apertures (24)
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ITTO940133 | 1994-02-28 | ||
IT94TO000133A IT1266833B1 (en) | 1994-02-28 | 1994-02-28 | RETURN VALVE FOR VEHICLE FUEL TANKS |
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EP0674128A2 true EP0674128A2 (en) | 1995-09-27 |
EP0674128A3 EP0674128A3 (en) | 1997-04-23 |
EP0674128B1 EP0674128B1 (en) | 2001-04-25 |
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WO2011140969A1 (en) * | 2010-05-14 | 2011-11-17 | 厦门松霖科技有限公司 | Backflow preventer |
WO2013037544A1 (en) * | 2011-09-15 | 2013-03-21 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Non-return valve, in particular for a high-pressure fuel pump, and pump comprising a non-return valve |
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WO2011140969A1 (en) * | 2010-05-14 | 2011-11-17 | 厦门松霖科技有限公司 | Backflow preventer |
WO2013037544A1 (en) * | 2011-09-15 | 2013-03-21 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Non-return valve, in particular for a high-pressure fuel pump, and pump comprising a non-return valve |
WO2020160966A1 (en) * | 2019-02-04 | 2020-08-13 | Mann+Hummel Gmbh | Valve body for a valve, and valve |
CN113366195A (en) * | 2019-02-04 | 2021-09-07 | 曼·胡默尔有限公司 | Valve and crankcase ventilation device with valve body |
CN113383150A (en) * | 2019-02-04 | 2021-09-10 | 曼·胡默尔有限公司 | Valve body for a valve and valve |
US11536382B2 (en) | 2019-02-04 | 2022-12-27 | Mann+Hummel Gmbh | Valve body for a valve, and valve |
US11828212B2 (en) | 2019-02-04 | 2023-11-28 | Mann+Hummel Gmbh | Valve with valve body, and crankcase ventilation device |
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EP0674128B1 (en) | 2001-04-25 |
DE69520764D1 (en) | 2001-05-31 |
ITTO940133A1 (en) | 1995-08-28 |
EP0674128A3 (en) | 1997-04-23 |
ITTO940133A0 (en) | 1994-02-28 |
IT1266833B1 (en) | 1997-01-21 |
ES2158001T3 (en) | 2001-09-01 |
DE69520764T2 (en) | 2001-08-30 |
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